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Article: Discontinued use of HRT drug Prempro may cause symptoms to reoccur.(menopause-related vaginal dryness)(Brief Article)
- Article from:
- Women's Health Weekly
- Article date:
- September 12, 2002
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2002 SEP 12 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Recently released information surrounding the popular menopausal treatment Prempro has caused many women to reconsider, and even discontinue use of the drug.
As a result, some women may find that symptoms related to menopause, such as vaginal dryness, increase when they stop using Prempro, a hormone replacement therapy (HRT).
Considered one of the most irritating and painful symptoms of menopause, untreated vaginal dryness can lead to vaginitis, bleeding, discomfort while urinating, bladder infections and painful intercourse. Gynecologists continue, as they have over the past decade, to recommend Replens, an ...